Improvisation
Getting out of the improvisation box harmonically
This is the final part of a six-part series on why and how to expand beyond the narrow ranges of dynamics, notes, articulations, rhythms, and
November 25, 2022 1 Comment
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This is the final part of a six-part series on why and how to expand beyond the narrow ranges of dynamics, notes, articulations, rhythms, and
Each year around this time, I arrange a Christmas carol. With Thanksgiving less than a week away, I found myself in the spirit to arrange
This is part three in the series I am referring to as getting out of the box. There are so many aspects of playing that
In part two of this six-part series of getting yourself out of the box in your improvisation, I want to discuss dynamic range. When I
What is the improvisation box, are you in one, and how do you get out? The box refers to the limits that younger and less
I came across a brand new jazz album today by Ethan Iverson called “Every Note is True.” It is on the Blue Note label. Listening
I don’t think it’s any secret that most musicians dislike promoting themselves. I’ll go even further and observe that most musicians are uncomfortable with the
I’ve been looking through elementary school band method books. I’ve by no means looked through every method book out there, but I find something curious about
Does this sound like you: You want more money but you don’t love promoting yourself. Even so, you’re not sure how to go about promoting yourself on
Don’t read this until you’ve looked through part 1. In Part 1, I used a piano lesson as an example of discovering the deeper cause of
I gave a lesson this week to a piano player who wants to play jazz better. From our interaction, I was reminded of an important
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